Ed Zwick, director of the movie Defiance, talks in an exclusive interview with History Net about the film, the history behind its story, and why he is drawn to films about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, such as the Bielski brothers.
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The Mighty Mars
Who’d have guessed that the Mars JRM, a giant flying boat designed 70 years ago, would still serve a vital role in the 21st century?
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The Other Richthofen
Wolfram von Richthofen, the Red Baron’s ruthless, brilliant cousin, built the Luftwaffe into the world’s most lethal air force.
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Dale Haberman and the Bite of the Black Widow
Northrop’s P-61 Black Widow was the first aircraft designed from the ground up as a night fighter. In just a single year of combat, it carved out a widely feared reputation among Japanese and Luftwaffe aircrews that flew night missions.
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Victor of Verdun
Philippe Pétain was convinced that firepower was the key to victory in warfare. At Verdun he would have a chance to prove it.
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Japan’s Panama Canal Buster
Japan’s I-400 class special submarines, known as Sen-Toku, weren’t just the largest subs of their time. They were the world’s first underwater aircraft carriers, intended to attack the Panama Canal with Seiran bombers.
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MiG Madness: The Air War over Korea
In the Korean War’s air battles between Sabre and MiG jets, American pilots often crossed a forbidden line, the Yalu River.
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Aviators: Quentin Roosevelt – He died fighting
Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt’s youngest son, died as a fighter pilot with the 95th “Kicking Mule” Aero Squadron in World War I.
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A Bad Day For Flying: The story of a WWII B-24 Commander shot down over Hankow
The crew of the B-24 bomber Belle Starr found themselves in the thick of aerial combat over the strongly defended city of Hankow in Japanese-occupied China, without the training in local tactics they’d expected.